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Mbappé answered present
The day must have been exhausting for the Mbappé clan.
While in the afternoon, rumors of the Frenchman's departure were insistent, the French striker seemed rather relaxed before the meeting.
Determined to respond on the pitch, Kylian Mbappé made a lot of effort to rise to the occasion.
Impactful, he multiplied the big accelerations on the left flank.
And opened the scoring without shaking on a well-shot penalty (39th).
Still dangerous after the break, he was denied a goal for offside when he had executed a nice scissor (86th).
It could have ended a special day in style.
He will eventually give up his place due to injury.
Neymar, inspirations in the middle of nothingness
In this PSG, everything is based on the creativity of Neymar.
In a fairly low position, the Brazilian led the Parisian game.
If he sometimes annoyed by wanting to do too much with the ball at his feet, most of the actions came from his feet.
Finding his back, he brought this binder which was missing, even if he could not be decisive in the end.
FLOPS
Paris, still winded
Since the beginning of September, the matches have been linked and the PSG gives the impression of liquefying little by little.
The atmosphere seems strange around the club and it is felt down to the pitch.
This team has no common thread and still struggled to get chances, attempting only 7 shots in the game.
In the absence of Messi, Neymar and Mbappé seemed lonely enough to bring danger.
Sarabia, missed bet
To replace the injured Lionel Messi, Christophe Galtier trusted Pablo Sarabia to complete the trio with Kylian Mbappé and Neymar.
Except that the Spaniard turned out to be rather ghostly, not even being effective in pressing.
In the offensive phase, he encountered difficulties in positioning himself and serving as a relay for his partners.
Too soft in the duels, he was logically the first to be replaced.
Verratti, the disappointment
It's rare to be underlined but Marco Verratti struggled on Tuesday evening.
If he still has this technical quality to get out of the opposing pressure, his use of the ball was less brilliant than usual.
Above all, he causes Benfica's penalty when the Portuguese club was not very dangerous.
The symbol of this PSG which does not have its head upside down.
